Chapter 352
Chapter 352
“Kuh-huhk!”
Jinsoo’s body got flung backward at the same speed as he had charged with . He rolled across the ground in a very undignified manner .
“What the h.e.l.l! s.h.i.+t! What is this?”
Jinsoo looked like a fool, so he became embarra.s.sed . He cussed as he used his spear to get up . Moreover, he felt the region where the halberd had hit him go numb .
Hoo-doo-doohk!
An unpleasant sound rang out . When Jinsoo looked down, he saw a part of his armor breaking apart .
‘He did this with just one blow?’
Jinsoo finally realized something was wrong as he saw Sungyoon slowly approach him .
“Ooh…!”
Sungyoon’s overwhelming presence made Jinsoo take a step backward .
‘s.h.i.+t! What"s going on!’
His face turned red inside his helmet . The fact that he was afraid of a half-dead human made him feel incredibly embarra.s.sed .
“You bastaaaaaaard!”
Jinsoo raised his voice without any reason and rushed at Sungyoon . With a firm grip on his spear, he stabbed Sungyoon .
Hoo-oohng!
However, he didn’t feel like he had struck anything . Sungyoon had tilted his body to dodge the attack . Still, Jinsoo didn’t panic . He had fought many battles over the years; he was a veteran .
Jinsoo put more strength into his legs as he maintained his speed . At the same time, he moved his grasp up the spear .
“Hoohp!”
When he got close to Sungyoon, he stabbed .
Kwah-jeeek!
The sharp spear blade pierced through the armor and entered the flesh . Unfortunately for Jinsoo, he had failed to stab his opponent . His opponent"s halberd"s spear blade had pierced him instead .
“AHhhhhhhk!”
The momentum of Sungyoon"s movement drove the spear deeper into Jinsoo"s body .
The embedded spear blade almost severed Jinsoo"s arm in half .
“Fuuuuuuuuuck!”
Jinsoo desperately retreated . When he gained some distance, he started using his healing magic .
He looked like a dog that had run away from a fight with its tail tucked between its legs . However, Jinsoo had to do this since he was incapable of instantly activating his spell like Sungyoon or automatically healing like Hyunwoo .
“I’m going to kill you!”
As soon as his wound healed, Jinsoo ground his teeth . He was about to charge forward to kill Sungyoon, but he put on his brakes when he realized something .
“What the h.e.l.l? You healed yourself?”
Sungyoon had been unable to run because of an injury he had suffered in the previous fight . However, he was no longer limping .
‘Now that I think about it, that halberd . . . ’
Jinsoo knew Sungyoon had four weapons: the lightning sword, the poisonous ax, the explosive hammer, and . . .
‘The healing halberd!’
When Sungyoon almost severed Jinsoo’s arm, he had recovered from his wounds to a certain extent .
“Ke ke ke! Your plan is going to s.h.i.+t . It"s so enjoyable to see you get fl.u.s.tered . ”
“Just stay there and shut your mouth!”
“Ill-tempered…”
At some point, Hyunwoo had crawled toward a wall . He comfortably leaned against it as he watched Jinsoo’s fl.u.s.tered appearance with a cackle .
“Be careful . At this rate, the Knight will fully recover thanks to you . ”
“I said shut up!”
“Ah! Maybe, he will give you a quick death as a favor . The Knight had no way of healing his body, but you used your body to heal him . If he wins, you’ll be placed in the history books as a useful enemy . ”
“Shuuuuuut uppppppppp!”
Jinsoo tried to ignore Hyunwoo’s sarcastic remarks as he once again charged forward .
“Nothing changes just because his leg got a little bit better!”
This time, Jinsoo didn’t stab with his spear . He grabbed the bottom of the spear"s shaft to attack from a distance, then swung the spear .
Tuh-uhng!
Sungyoon’s s.h.i.+eld deflected the spear, and at that moment, Jinsoo let go of his spear . He brushed past Sungyoon’s s.h.i.+eld and clenched his fist .
“Dieeeee!”
Jinsoo’s fist headed toward Sungyoon’s face .
Hweeek!
However, his fist met empty air . Sungyoon t.i.tled his head and easily dodged the attack .
Puh-uhk! Puh-uhk!
Then, Sungyoon’s fist continuously smashed Jinsoo’s helmet . As the helmet became dented, Jinsoo lost consciousness for a moment .
Kwah-doo-doohk!
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhk!”
However, he regained his consciousness when he felt a burning pain .
“Oooooooooh!”
He found the ax blade of the halberd embedded in his shoulder . Jinsoo quickly dislodged himself from the ax blade, retreated, and used his healing magic . The wound on his shoulder instantly healed along with the wound Sungyoon"s fist had created on his face .
“Hoo-ooh!”
Jinsoo let out a sigh of relief when the pain went away . However, his relief lasted only a moment .
‘I’m losing to him! He’s barely alive!’
It made him grind his teeth . His bottomless pride also made him disparage Sungyoon .
‘Hmmph! Stupid b.a.s.t.a.r.d . If he continued to attack me, he could"ve won . ’
He inwardly mocked Sungyoon, who had made an idiotic move . As Jinsoo raised his gaze, he found Sungyoon calmly looking at him from a distance . It was as if Sungyoon were just monitoring Jinsoo .
“Are you done?”
“What?”
“I asked if you"re done healing . ”
Jinsoo was his enemy, yet Sungyoon asked about his well-being . Was Sungyoon really a n.o.ble person as his nickname suggested?
‘No way!’
When Jinsoo realized Sungyoon’s intention, rage bubbled within his heart . At that moment, a loud laugh rang out . Hyunwoo guffawed . Since Hyunwoo was in a miserable state, he groaned as he laughed, but his laughter showed no signs of ending .
“Ha ha! Koohk! Ha ha ha ha! You"re being treated like a living healing elixir, Kim Jinsoo!”
‘s.h.i.+t! Maybe, I should kill him first!’
Hyunwoo was close to dying, yet he continued to get on Jinsoo’s nerves . However, Jinsoo knew he couldn’t attack Hyunwoo with Sungyoon present .
On the other hand, Sungyoon wasn’t doing this to play with Jinsoo . He wouldn’t go through all this trouble to do that .
‘This is the only way I can heal . ’
Sungyoon had used up all the spells of his healing Gem . He thought about taking Hyunwoo’s Gems after killing him, but he had witnessed Hyunwoo’s body healing by itself . There was no guarantee that a healing Gem was involved in that process .
‘Also, Kim Jinsoo overclocked his Gems . ’
Jinsoo had overclocked his Gems to increase his chances of winning in this fight . Sungyoon could tell it as Jinsoo had shown all his Gems when he previously displayed his Diamond rank Gem . Those Gems were now s.h.i.+ning more than before . It also meant that Jinsoo could take more abuse .
He might have to fight another battle after this, so Sungyoon had to do his best to keep his body in optimal condition .
‘I have no choice but to keep healing my wounds this way . ’
Sungyoon looked at Jinsoo .
‘Thankfully, he’s weak . ’
If Jinsoo could hear Sungyoon"s thoughts, he would be hopping mad .
“Ahhhhhhhk!”
With only venom in his voice, Jinsoo dashed toward Sungyoon like a beast .
As he ran, a spittle came out of his mouth . There was no tactic or skill involved in his attack . He just blindly charged at Sungyoon . He had only one resolve: to plant his spear inside Sungyoon’s body .
Even if Jinsoo had attacked in a strategic manner, he would"ve had a hard time winning against Sungyoon . And since he rushed at Sungyoon like a mad dog, he just became easy prey for Sungyoon .
Sungyoon slowly diced up Jinsoo .
“s.h.i.+t! s.h.i.+t!”
Jinsoo once again healed his wounds . His healing Gem was also reaching its limit, and on the other hand, Sungyoon almost looked like his normal self .
Sungyoon"s last wound, the one on his left hand, also healed . He then looked at his left arm with a satisfied expression and tapped the location where the wound had been . His skin felt smooth as usual .
‘I’ve fully healed . My body is at tip-top shape . ’
It meant that Jinsoo’s usefulness had come to an end .
Sssk!
Sungyoon unsummoned his halberd, then took up his sword and s.h.i.+eld . Jinsoo also knew what that meant .
“Oooooooh!”
His confidence from before was nowhere to be seen . Jinsoo matched Sungyoon’s footsteps and retreated each time Sungyoon took a step toward him .
With all his heart, Jinsoo had wanted to be special, yet none of it could be found in how he acted .
“Are you going to end him?”
“There"s no reason for me to drag this out anymore . ”
Sungyoon gave a cold answer to Hyunwoo as he pointed his sword toward Jinsoo .
“Ooh . Ooh-ahhhhhhhhhhh!”
A last-ditch effort, only that could describe Jinsoo"s attack . Jinsoo squeezed out all his strength in his body and stabbed with his spear .
However, Sungyoon’s s.h.i.+eld easily deflected the spear .
Suh-guhk!
Sungyoon’s sword made a perfect arc, and blood spurted out from Jinsoo’s neck .
“Kuhk!”
When the sword cut Jinsoo"s throat, blood surged up into his mouth . Then, the lightning attacked through the wound .
“Ggoo-uhhhhh!”
Blood flowed back up, and his innards got cooked . His body emanated smoke as he let out unintelligible moans .
Jinsoo looked into Sungyoon"s eyes for a brief moment as his life started to wane .
Koohng!
Jinsoo’s body fell to the ground like a log .
“It"s over . ”
Hyunwoo spoke .
“… Why did he become like this?”
Sungyoon recalled the look within Jinsoo’s eyes . Those eyes were the eyes of a man seeing his life for the last time, yet they had been roiling with anger and jealousy .
“He’s a bit like me, but his situation was worse . I was unable to awaken as a 1st Gen when I was young, yet his life was worse than mine . Let’s just leave it at that . ”
It seemed this was the reason Hyunwoo had been patient with Jinsoo . There was bitter sympathy in Hyunwoo"s eyes as he looked at Jinso .
“It"s a sad story, but that’s his lot in life . It doesn’t really matter . ”
Hyunwoo was right . Jinsoo had betrayed the world . Even if Sungyoon could feel sympathy toward Jinsoo’s past, he couldn’t forgive his actions .
After staring at Jinsoo’s corpse, Sungyoon turned toward Hyunwoo once again .
‘I have to end this . ’
Even if Hyunwoo had safely transported his party members to a different part of the tower, Sungyoon was worried about their safety . Moreover, he had to get ready for Grenoid .
Sungyoon tightened his grasp on the sword as he approached Hyunwoo .
“Do you plan to end me right now?”
“I’ll ask this for the last time . Will you agree to return to Earth and stand trial?”
“You"re saying that again? My feelings on that subject remain the same . I feel no guilt toward Earth or humanity . Above all else, I can"t go back to Earth . Jinsoo really destroyed my heart . I don’t have much to live . ”
Worry appeared on Sungyoon’s face .
“Is this really the time to worry about such a thing? Every second is precious for you . As someone older than you, let me give you a warning . Keep your priorities straight . You have to take my Gems and quickly come up with a plan to deal with what’s about to come . Ah! For your information, my Gems will only come out if you kill me . ”
When he heard this, Sungyoon’s face hardened with resolve . He needed Hyunwoo’s Gems . To be precise, he needed Hyunwoo’s storage Gem .
Sungyoon pointed his sword toward Hyunwoo .
“It seems I don"t have the time to wait for you to die . ”
“Yes . This is how it should be . ”
Death was right in front of him, yet Hyunwoo showed no fear . In fact, it looked as if he welcomed it .
“Do you have any last words?”
“No . The only regret I have is that I won’t be able to see the world after a 1st Gen saves it . It can’t be helped . ”
“Even if I do save the world, I won’t be doing it alone . ”
“However, you will perform the biggest role . Only idiots would look down on 1st Gens after that . ”
That was the world Hyunwoo wanted the most .
“I want to make fun of those who made fun of 1st Gens in the past . However, I’ll leave that to you . ”
“I won’t do it . ”
“Then, it can’t be helped . ”
Sungyoon raised his sword .
“This enclosed s.p.a.ce will disappear once I die . You’ll rejoin your party members then . ”
Sungyoon looked down at Hyunwoo . Hyunwoo"s twisted, monstrous face had a smile so peaceful that it could almost make one jealous .
“Farewell . ”
“Take care . ”
After a pleasant exchange, Sungyoon’s sword fell downward .